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ROPAX Jetty for Dhamra river (Odisha) approved

By IndianMandarins- 17 Apr 2021
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New Delhi (17.04.2021): At a cost of ₹110.60 crores, an all-weather ROPAX (Roll-on/Roll-off Passenger) Jetty and allied infrastructure connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak district & Talachua in Kendrapara district, Odisha under the Sagarmala initiative, will be constructed on the Dhamra river.
Once established, the project will reduce the travel time for road distance of 200 KMs from 06 hours to just one hour by waterways.
The Government of Odisha and the GoI will share the cost on a 50:50 basis. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has already sanctioned its share of ₹50.30 crores for the project.
At both ends of this Sagarmala project at Kaninali and Talachua, utility infrastructures such as parking areas, navigational aids, and dredging facilities will be established.
Further the project will construct facilities for boats, launches, and other vessels as well as for plying vessels having the capacity to carry 10 light Motor vehicles, 20 Motorbikes along 60 passengers at a time, simultaneously ensuring the safety of all passengers and vehicles.
The project will facilitate indirect employment opportunities for locals around the Dhamra river.  
Kaninali in Bhadrak district and Talachua in Kendrapada district, are located on the northern and southern banks of River Dhamra respectively. Residents of Talachua and nearby villages largely depend upon Dhamra port for their livelihood, which is approximately 4 km from Kaninali Ghat. Since there is no connectivity through roads, the local population depends upon passenger ferries at ghats of Kaninali and Talachua to cross the river (a stretch of 7 Km). Currently, passenger vehicles move through private boats without safety and passengers face difficulty in embarking and disembarking from launches. 

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